Coat collar



O. A. HARBOUR.

COAT COLLAR.

APPLICATION Fuensanta?. 1920.

1,408,492. Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

UNITED sTATiils "iearsu'r oFFicE.

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To all whom 259mg concern.

Beit .known that LQTHO A. BAiiBoUn, a citizen'of the UnitedStates, residing at banv Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat Collars, of which the following is specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

2'Dlhis invention relates to coat collars. Y

An important object of the invention is to provide a coat collar which is unstretchable longitudinally.

It is a well known fact that a coat, the collar of which originally fitted, if suspended by the collar, loses its shape at the collar due to the fact that the fabric of the collar stretches longitudinally, giving an excess length in the collai' often amounting to as much as two and one-half inches, and results in the collar setting away from the neck of the wearer and presenting an unsightly appearance. In order to correct the appearance of the collar the services of a tailor are necessary, resulting in a loss of time and the cost of the tailors services. n

My invention, accordingly, consists in the combination with the collar of an element, extending longitudinally thereof and secured to the collar, which is substantially non-extensible, as for example, a band of unstretchable tape. This unstretchable inedium is preferably secured to the collar by securing the same to the stiffening element utilized to support the collar, as will hereinafter be set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration and wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation partly in section showing a collar constructed in accordance with my invention applied to a coat, and

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure is a detail perspective of a section of the collar with parts brokenaway to more clearly illustrate the application of the reinforcing strip.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the collar C is composed of an outer portion 10 or collar proper, and an inner portion 11 or neck band. These por- .Specification of Lettefs Patent. y Patented, pilar.. 7 1922. 'Application filed. September se'rilpNoflzMs. i' Y c tions arerfoiimedby "employing an outfer `layer materialfand an'jinner layer 13, 'and the, usual stiffcning medium`14 disposed intermediate the layers and secured to the layer 13 Vof the material in the usual manner and folding the same longitudinally. in attaching the collar to the coat the outer layer 12 of the material is secured to the lining L of the coat and the inner layer or that layer forming the inside of the collar after the folding thereof is secured to the material M of the coat. Extending longitudinally of the upper edge of that portion of the stiffening medium disposed intermediate that portion of the layers forming the neck band 11, is a tape 15 of such weave that the same affords great resistance against longitudinal extension thereof. This tape is secured to the stiifening medium and to thelayer 13 by stitching 16 extending therethrough. The ends of the tape do not terminate with the ends of the collar proper,v` V*but are extended therebeyond for a diss n tance of approximately an inch and a half,

as indicated at 17, and when the Vcollar is applied to the kcoat these loose ends 17'are 'secured to the stiffening medium 18 of the breast of the coat by stitching 18, thereby preventing sagging of the upper portion of the lapels, at which point a great deal of stretching occurs due to the fact that heavy articles are often placed in the pockets of the coat.

The tape 15, being non-extensible longitudinally, will eifectually resist any stretching of the material of the collar which would otherwise be present, thereby materially assisting in maintaining a fresh appearance to the coat and likewise adding to the life thereof. It will be obvious that instead of employing a tape, as described, any other suitable textile of relatively low ductility might be employed with the same result without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention.` I accordingly do not limit myself to the specic construction hereinbefore set forth, except as so limited by the subjoined claims. Y

Having now described my invention, what l claim is:

y1. The combination with a collar embodying inner and outer layers folded to form a neck band and an outer collar, of a strip of material of relatively low ductility as regards the remaining material of the collar Adisposed'interrnedia.te said "layers of VInatei'fial and secured to one ythereof adjacent the line -of fold of tthe mateial, lthe -said ends ofsaid strip of material extending bei yond the ends of the collar.

2. The combination Wit-li a collai` comprisyingiinnenzand outer layers having interposed therebetween a `stiifening ,medium, said inner and outer layers and stiffening Y`medium being. folded approximately .cen-

tfrally[longitudinally thereofl to form a'neck` 'rfband and an enter collar, of a striprof textile material of relatively low ductility as 4'regards 'the-remaining mateiiiilo theicllar secured V-to the facefof `the sti'ening `material Lthendso'fthe collar and beingzadapted for attachment `to the stiffening material ofthe vbreast ofthe coa'tl In testimony VVWheieof I hereunto Vaffix my signature.

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